Wendy Downing

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma setting.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
• Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

Director of Nursing

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.

Case Manager

• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.